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Pacuare Lodge rated as one of the best new eco getaways |
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by the Outside Magazine - March 2008
Not content to rest on their green throne, the owners of the 13-year-old Pacuare Lodge built a new 6.450-square-foot, open-air main lodge last summer. Hidden in 25000 acres of rain forests next to the Pacuare River, this place is the archetypal greener-than-thou eco-retreat, which kind of makes us want to hate it.
 But while Pacuare is off-grid, the accommodations are decidedly comfortable. Guest relax in hammocks on pine decks overlooking the Pacuare, Costa Rica's premier rafting river. And the new lodge features an organic tea bar, a honeymoon suite made of native rainforest hardwood, and an extensive wine cellar. (Try the Navarro Correas Private Collection Malbec, shipped from Argentina).
Green-o-meter (4 of 5): The only sin is that 1000-bottle wine cellar. They deserve it.
Accessibility (2 of 5): You can't drive there if you want to. Visitors arrive by raft from Linda Vista. 55 miles from San Jose.
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Ecotourism and Nature 
